CODE | LLI5107 | ||||||||||||
TITLE | Collaborative Learning in the Classroom | ||||||||||||
UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
DEPARTMENT | Leadership for Learning and Innovation | ||||||||||||
DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit, students will learn about the use of collaborative work, when to use this strategy in teaching and how to manage the class. There will also be opportunities to discuss collaborative learning and its direct link to assessment for student learning. Students will also be exposed to research-based principles that they can use in practice and then report back their experiences to the whole-group. The unit involves reading of literature, online discussion and a practical component involving the implementation of small-group activities in two lessons. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: 1. Support teachers in creating a collaborative learning culture; 2. Enagage teachers in using and reflecting on collaborative learning and its effectiveness in promoting student learning; 3. Help teachers develop students talk during small-group activity; 4. Provide teachers with opportunities to design and implement lessons involving students working collaboratively; 5. Develop the sharing of practical insights about the teacher's role in managing small-group activity. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Understand the importance of collaborative work in learning; 2. Explore opportunities in which collaborative work may benefit student learning; 3. Identify effective ways of introducing and managing small-group collaboration and discussion; 4. Value the collaborative aspect over the competitive element in learning as a community; 5. Analyse the critical role that teachers and students play as the class is engaged in a collaborative learning. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Use collaborative work when the purpose of the session is to develop conceptual understanding; 2. Plan lessons in which students work on tasks and situations in small-groups; 3. Create an environment that encourages students to work collaboratively; 4. Reflect critically on ways in which students may be exposed to collaborative thinking. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Blatchford, P., Kutnick, P., Baines, E., & Galton, M. (2003). Toward a social pedagogy of classroom group work. International Journal of Educational Research, 39(1), 153-172. - Mercer, N., Wegerif, R., & Dawes, L. (1999). Children's talk and the development of reasoning in the classroom. British Educational Research Journal, 25(1), 95-111. - Wiener, H. S. (1986). Collaborative learning in the classroom: A guide to evaluation. College English, 48(1), 52-61. Supplementary Texts - Arcavi, A., and Isoda, M. (2007). Learning to listen: From historical sources to classroom practice. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 66(2), 111-129. - Matthews, R. S., Cooper, J. L., Davidson, N., & Hawkes, P. (1995). Building bridges between cooperative and collaborative learning. Change: The magazine of higher learning, 27(4), 35-40. - Pijls, M., & Dekker, R. (2011). Students discussing their mathematical ideas: the role of the teacher. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 23(4), 379-396. |
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STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Online Learning | ||||||||||||
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LECTURER/S | James Calleja |
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